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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Buck Benny Rides Again (1940).
About the movie:
Jack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)?
a.
The book that Robbie tries to lend to Baby as an explanation for his refusal to help Penny is The Fountainhead by
Ayn Rand
. Rand was the creator of a philosophy called Objectivism, which holds (among other beliefs) that it is more important for a person to be concerned with his or her own well-being rather than to try to help others. Some of her adherents (including, apparently, Robbie) interpret her books as justification for selfish and self-serving behavior and the disavowal of responsibility to others.
b.
Based on a series of sketches written for the
Jack Benny
radio program.
c.
The opening scene shows a Japanese air raid and in the aftermath a crying child is sitting alone amid debris. This scene virtually duplicates a famous photo taken in 1937 and published in Life magazine following a Japanese air raid on Shanghai. (Located in the National Archives, ARC Identifier: 535557)
d.
George Segal
was not the initial choice to star opposite
Barbra Streisand
; she wanted her fellow First Artists producer
Sidney Poitier
, who was rejected when it was felt that audiences might not yet be altogether accepting of an interracial relationship in a major comedy release.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
Joanne Rose is the only real-life vegan in Vegan 101. She has been a vegan since 1994.
c.
The argument between the two P.A. voice-overs about an abortion comes from "a cheap, dime-store novel" according to the trivia track of the DVD version. That "novel" is actually
Arthur Hailey
s "Airport" (which inspired the movie
Airport
).
d.
The unrated version of the movie was shown in 60 theaters on its debut weekend across the United States & Canada. Most of the theaters were unaware of the extent of the violence and vile content in the film, and nearly all of the theaters had stopped playing the movie by Monday morning.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)?
a.
Dennis Day
first movie performance.
b.
Many of the Priests and miscellaneous Notre Dame employees in the movie are actual Notre Dame employees.
c.
Yves Montand
s character, Sarti, tells how he no longer slows down when he sees an accident. He uses the exact words of the real life driver Phil Hill, as quoted by Robert Daley in his book "The Cruel Sport".
d.
This film is listed among The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilsons book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
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